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Jun 8, 2018 · Edward Douglass White (1845-1921), ninth chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, is known for his enunciation of the "rule of reason" for interpreting and applying antitrust legislation. Born on Nov. 3, 1845, at the family plantation at Thibodaux, La., Edward Douglass White was the son of a lawyer and sugar planter.
Louisiana. Edward Douglass White was the ninth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated to the court by President Grover Cleveland on February 19, 1894. Sixteen years later, President William Howard Taft nominated White as Chief Justice. White served in this position from 1910 until his death on May 19, 1921.
Edward Douglass White (March 3, 1795 – April 18, 1847) was tenth Governor of Louisiana and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served five non-consecutive terms in Congress, as an adherent of Henry Clay of Kentucky and the Whig Party. He was a slaveholder.
WHITE, EDWARD DOUGLASS, (Son of Edward Douglass White [1795-1847] and grandson of James White), a Senator from Louisiana; born near Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La., November 3, 1845; attended Mount St. Mary's College, near Emmitsburg, Md., the Jesuit College in New Orleans, La., and Georgetown College, Washington, D.C.; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; studied law ...
Edward Douglass White was born on November 3, 1845, near Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, to a distinguished family. He was educated at Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland; at Jesuit College in New Orleans; and at Georgetown College (now University) in Washington, D.C. In 1861 he left school and enlisted in the Confederate Army.
Mar 26, 2024 · Edward Douglass White (1845-1921), the ninth chief justice for the Supreme Court, was born in Louisiana where his father had served as a state governor. His father died when White was only three years old. White became a lawyer, fought during the Civil War for the Confederacy, and was captured by Union forces.
Apr 30, 2024 · Edward Douglass White lived between 1844 and 1921, and was a renowned politician, senator, attorney and U.S. Supreme Court Justice. He played a role in several of the most significant issues of his lifetime, ranging from African American rights following the Civil War to labor rights in the early 1900s.
